On February 15, Beijing time, the winter Olympics freestyle ski women's aerial skills event will decide the gold medal. Xu Mengtao, a Chinese player who previously won the silver medal in the aerial skills mixed team event, is expected to play again. Considering that she has won the World Cup sub-station championship in 26 freestyle ski women's aerial skills events, it is very promising to impact the championship. It is worth mentioning that Xu Mengtao has never won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics before. In this regard, many viewers sighed: it is only three!
There are two main reasons for mentioning the word "three things". First, this will be Xu Mengtao's third participation in the Winter Olympics freestyle skiing women's aerial skills competition. She won the silver medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics eight years ago, and she finished ninth at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago because of mistakes. Second, Xu Mengtao, who aims to attack the gold medal of the Winter Olympics, has already won two silver medals, and everyone is looking forward to her not taking silver medals to win gold medals!
In addition to the silver medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics mentioned earlier, Xu Mengtao also won the silver medal in the aerial skills mixed group of the Winter Olympics. Due to teammate Jia Zongyang's mistake in the final, the Chinese ski team, which is regarded as the number one favorite to win the championship, was relegated to the second place. Xu Mengtao, who played extremely well, was therefore missed the first gold medal of his personal Winter Olympics. At the award ceremony, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Think about it, as early as four years ago after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao's family persuaded her to retire. After all, the danger of freestyle skiing is greater, and Xu Mengtao has also experienced serious injuries such as ligament tears and fractures in her career. Because of this, her family advised her to retire. However, eager for the Winter Olympics to win gold, she resolutely chose to prepare for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In order to achieve this goal, Xu Mengtao trained the game more diligently. In this season's World Cup, she won the gold again in excellent form, so she won the first person of the Freestyle Skiing World Cup with 26 races. In the aerial skill group event spearheaded by the Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao, who was in excellent shape, became the absolute main force of rushing gold. However, in the end, he was relegated to the silver medal because of the mistakes of his teammates. This scene made it difficult for the unwilling Xu Mengtao to suppress her feelings of loss.
Fortunately, Xu Mengtao can also continue to participate in the freestyle ski women's aerial skills competition. Referring to her abilities, there is every hope of hitting the gold medal. Xu Mengtao, who is looking forward to participating in the Winter Olympics for the third time, can "do nothing more than three" and achieve a gold medal "breakthrough of zero" in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.